Legal Articles - Doing Business in the Philippines

Amanda Carpo is a contributing editor for the expat Travel & Lifestyle Magazine which is read by many local and foreigner business professionals and travelers in the Philippines. Attorney Carpo has also written articles for The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer.net and Business World in the Philippines. The articles that she has written relate to business, tax and legal topics which interest many local and foreign business people and investors in the Philippines.

Medical Tourism in the Philippines
As the cost of Healthcare in the U.S. continues to rise, the Philippines is fast becoming a prime medical tourism destination for Americans and foreign nationals..
Government Initiative Boosts Tourism Industry in the Philippines
A legacy of the Arroyo government, the National Tourism Act (R.A. 9593) has brought Philippine tourism to greater heights, boosting industry...
Global BPO: Philippines vs. Latin America
Latin American BPO is poised for growth, with large multinationals like Citigroup, Pfizer, and Ford setting up operations in the area.
Foreign Investors Tap Mining Industry in the Philippines
Foreign companies have already set-up partnerships with a number of mining corporations in the country, such as Philex Mines and the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corporation.
OFW Demand Stabiizes Philippine Economy
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is a government agency that monitors and assists OFWs working abroad.
SVEG Boosts Philippine Business Industry Creates Job Opportunities
As the Philippine BPO Industry expands, foreign investors continue to inject capital and resources into the economy, resulting in job creation for the local work force..
Nine Tenths of the Law
One sided lease agreements in the Philippines are the rule of thumb and don’t imagine for a second that they are in favor of the lessee..
Weddings 101
MANILA, Philippines - Planning a wedding in the Philippines is a formidable undertaking that’s definitely not for the faint of heart..
Blacklisting of Overstaying Foreigners
The Bureau of Immigration is taking a tougher stance for overstaying foreigners here in the Philippines.
Philippine Amnesty Act 2007
It must be a jubilee year. In Christian theology the Jubilee is a special year for the remission of sins and universal pardon through plenary indulgence...
Life, Liberty, and Land: Restrictions on Foreign Ownership of Land in the Philippines
It’s said that “a true free market economy is an economy in which all resources are owned by individuals, and in which decisions about the allocation of those resources are made by individuals without government intervention”...
Living and Working in the Philippines
The drama and trauma of obtaining a working permit (AEP) and a 9(g) visa is an experience most foreigners recount with mixed emotions...

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